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10-10-2012, 10:48 PM | #25 |
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This story has been all over the place. A Chinese man living in the US has been arrested in connection with this issue. It appears that manufacturers in China purchased brand emblems from dealers to make the airbags look genuine. This adds to a long list of Chinese industrial frauds from tainted milk to acid laced drywall. Made in China has become synonymous with buyer beware.
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In the nearly 10 years my car has been assembled, it has never had an airbag go off...
*knocks on wood*
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We can only hope.
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One can see in 8-10 years time, if all 8 airbags go off in your car as a result of a minor accident, it will cheaper for the insurance company to write your car off than replace 8 airbags?
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NHTSA Video
This is actually quite a serious issue. Just came across a video of the counterfeit air bags being tested by the NHTSA. Disturbing to say the least...
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If anyone deserves to get the death penalty, its this guy.
Give people fake wheels, body panels, or even knock off windows etc. But fucking around with air bags, is just sick, whoever finds fake bags in their car, go and sue the shop who replaced it. |
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It boggles my mind how almost anything can be made into a Chinese counterfeit. The tell-tale I've noticed is that, almost always, a Chinese counterfeit will have spelling errors on the fine print and labels. Unfortunately for the consumers, you won't know it until after you receive the item.
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